Kennedy answers on Cuba and allies in press event
President Kennedy deflected questions on Bay of Pigs aviators and Cuban buildup while urging Latin American unity. He defended intelligence work, discussed Cuba trade and Latin American cooperation, and criticized GOP calls to cut spending amid ongoing civil rights concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
CIA
Kennedy
Cuba
Costa Rica
United States
Congress
Europe
Soviet Union
Berlin
U.N
Havana
New York
Oklahoma reapportionment bills push for federal relief
The state legislature debates two reapportionment bills after a federal court ruling. Oklahoma and Tulsa counties remain underrepresented in a 101 member house and 44 member senate, despite calls for 19 and 15 in the house and 8 and 7 in the senate respectively. House vote 65-44 followed by Senate approval 38-5 shows swift passage amid ongoing jurisdictional dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
House
Senate
Federal Court
Oklahoma County
Tulsa County
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Police Reports Show 30 Percent Crime Clearance by Arrests
The department notes 2,142 actual major crimes cleared by arrests, with burglary, larceny, auto theft, and robbery clears varying by category. All murders and manslaughter were cleared. rape not cleared. Part II lists 9,356 persons charged for offenses from minor assaults to traffic violations, with major increases in drunkenness and forgery. Overall 9,547 charged in 1961 vs 10,024 the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
Churchill Nearer U.S. Citizenship
Sir Winston Churchill moves closer to honorary U S citizenship as the House Judiciary Committee approves a bill to authorize President Kennedy to grant the honor by proclamation. Churchill, 88, indicated he would be deeply moved by the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Winston Churchill
United States
Britain
House Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Churchill
Capitol Hill
Students Take National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
Juniors at Lawton and Douglass high schools participated in the 1963 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test Tuesday. Ten Douglass and 131 LHS students entered to seek consideration for 1964 Merit scholarships. Semifinalists will be named early in fall. finalists after another test. winners chosen from finalists. Merit awards range from $100 to $1,500 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton and
Douglass High
Douglass
LHS
Opry Stars Involved In Kansas City Benefit
STARS from Dyersburg and others were connected to a Kansas City benefit for Cactus Jack Call’s family. Capt. Frank Jones of the Eastern Air Rescue Center reported sighting the plane circling with engine off. Miss Cline, a Winchester native, became a Grand Ole Opry regular in 1959 and is known for I Fall to Pieces and Heartaches. Hawkins, a West Virginian and Opry member eight years, is married to Jean Shepard. his hits include Slow Poke and Twenty Miles from Shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyersburg
Frank Jones
Eastern Air Rescue Center
Robins Air Force Base
Miss Cline
Winchester
Grand Ole Opry
Hawkins
The
Opry
Jean Shepard
Shore
Kansas City
Cactus Jack Call
Feuerborn Named Civil Defense Coordinator
Tom Feuerborn aged 28, Civil Defense director at Norman, was appointed Civil Defense coordinator for the Department of Public Safety in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Tom Feuerborn
Norman
Department of Public Safety
Sergeant missile to undergo sea level tests on California coast
The Army's Sergeant missile will be fired next month from San Nicholas Island California for sea level testing. Objectives include sea level operation in any firing direction and target hit capability while assessing corrosive salt air effects and transportation stresses. Tests compare sea level results with prior White Sands data to determine effects of air density and corrosion on performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
San Nicholas Island
Calif
White Sands Missile Range
N.M
San Nicholas
White Sands
California
U. S
NATO
Pacific Missile Range
Army Missile Test and Evaluation Directorate
J. M. Loomis Jr
Redstone Arsenal
Ala
Jet Propul— Laboratory
Sperry Utah
Muskogee Woman Dies in Car Truck Collision
Opal Virginia Blake 36 of Muskogee died in a collision with a semi truck on U S 69 south of Checotah. The truck driver William H Griffith 44 of Tulsa was uninjured. Kansas man John Higgins 22 died in another crash two miles north of Cherokee at the SH 8 and US 64 intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Kansas
Oklahoma
John Higgins
Kiowa
Kan
Blake
William H. Griffith
Tulsa
U. S. 69
Checotah
Griffith
Higgins
Cherokee
U. S. 64
Announcer Raymond Nakai Wins Navajo Tribal Chair
Navajo Nation elects Raymond Nakai a 45 year old radio announcer and ordnance worker as tribal chairman defeating Paul Jones who sought a third term. Jones, 63, was in Washington testifying as Nakai vows to pursue voters’ priorities. Over 25,000 Navajos voted with the reservation majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Window Rock
Ariz
Raymond Nakai
Nakai
Paul Jones
Jones
Washington
Senate
Flagstaff
Los Angeles
Chicago
Man Draws Life For Rape Slaying
District Judge Luther B. Eu banks levied a life sentence Tuesday afternoon against 19 year old Lawton View Negro Marion Fuller who pleaded guilty to murder and rape in the Oct 26 1962 rape slaying of 85 year old Mrs Alice Davis. Fuller admitted holding a pillow over the victim to suffocate her. In other court action the county attorney filed charges against Arthur Lee Cates 30 for DWI and license restriction violations. Peggy Molina 29 faced a disturbance charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther B. Eubanks
Lawton View
Marion D. Fuller
Alice Davis
Lawton View Addition
Fuller
Burkburnett
Tex
Arthur Lee Cates
Peggy Molina
Post Unit Wins Best Mess Award
The 1st Missile Battalion 18th Artillery won the 4th Group's best mess award for February. Col. Stuart F. Jillson presented the award to S Sgt. Deward W. Ball, battalion mess sergeant. Six units competed for the monthly honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
18Th Artillery
Stuart F. Jillson
Deward W. Ball
Funeral Rellishen Rites Pending in Oklahoma City
Funeral arrangements are pending in Oklahoma City for Glenna Relli hen, a former Lawton resident, who died in an Oklahoma City hospital at 2 30 p m Tuesday after a brief illness. She is survived by her stepmother Memie McDaniel of Bethany four sisters Eliza Fansler Blanche Easton Lorena Patrick and Opal Robert and a brother Jesse McDaniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Glenna Rellihen
Lawton
Memie McDaniel
Bethany
Eliza Fansler
Blanche Easton
Monroe
Lorena Patrick
Junction City
Kan
Opal Robert
Jesse McDaniel
Wilburton
Mrs Clara Wallace Apache Obituary
Mrs Clara Wallace 57 of Apache died at 9 p m Monday. Services Thursday at 2 p m at Mahsetky Methodist church with Rev John Pahdo pony and Rev Steven Chibitty officiating. Burial Cache Creek Mission cemetery. Born Lawton July 1905 she worked at Fort Sill six years member Mt Scott Methodist Church. Survivors Betty Karty Lawton Forest Keith Lawton George Chahsenah Apache and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Wallace
Apache
Mahsetky Methodist Church
John Pahdopony
Steven Chibitty
Cache Creek Mission
Wallace
Lawton
Fort Sill
Della Studyvin Fletcher Rites Held in Dalton Chapel
Mrs Della Lee Studyvin 74 died in a Lawton convalescent hospital after 5 am Tuesday Funeral at 1030 am Thursday in Dalton Funeral home chapel Rev Bob Lovejoy of Fletcher First Baptist Church officiates burial in Atlantic Iowa cemetery Born October 21 1888 in Kearney Missouri moved to Oklahoma 1908 married Fred A Studyvin October 24 1904 Survivors include sister Mrs Ada Durham Midwest City and brother R D Harrel Elgin Minnie Lee Bentley 84 dies Saturday services held Tuesday at Elgin Methodist Church burial Sterling cemetery Dalton Funeral Home Fletcher directed Bearers included Giles Spencer Earl Mansel Thomas Lake Henry Sanders Paul Scheetz and Art Harney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Della Lee Studyvin
Dalton Funeral Home
Studyvin
Lawton
Bob Lovejoy
Fletcher First Baptist Church
Atlantic, Iowa
Kearney
Oklahoma
Missouri
Fred A. Studyvin
Atlantic
Iowa
R. D. Harrel
Elgin
Minnie Lee Bentley
Elgin Methodist Church
Howard Wheat
Clyde Rodolph
Fletcher First Methodist Church
Sterling Cemetery
Giles Spencer
Earl Mansel
Thomas Lake
Henry Sanders
Paul Scheetz
Art Harney
Elgin Men File For Town Posts
Three new filings for Elgin town posts arrive with county election secretary noting no new filings for Lawton city primary. David F. Stauffer seeks town treasurer, Finis P. Smith ward 3 town trustee, and Guy Strange ward 2 trustee. Deadline 5 p.m. Friday. Fray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
County Election Board
Lawton City
J. N. Logan
David F. Stauffer
Finis P. Smith
Guy Strange
Lawton
Votters
Filed Homestead Exemption Deadline Nears in Comanche County
Comanche county property owners were reminded of the March 15 deadline for declaring real, personal and intangible properties for tax assessments without penalties. County Assessor Lester O. Paden noted March 15 is also the final day to claim homestead exemption on owner-occupied property. An exemption of $1,000 from gross property valuation is granted, but must be claimed each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Lester O. Paden
Paden
Senators discuss governor budget and college funding
McClendon says bills can be revisited in conference and if cash is short the college bill could rely on surpluses. He warns if and when money should apply to colleges highways mental health and schools. Sen Dacus pushes for a $3 old age pension increase but is told it’s in another committee. Fine asks about common school appropriation, told it remains in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kennedy
Senate
Soviet Union
Canada
McClendon
Byron Dacus
Hobart
Fine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Abbott
Andrews
Avey
Beauchamp
Bernard
Bilyeu
Bower
Briscoe
Bull
Burnett
Bynum
Cook
Cox
Derryberry
Diel
Fitch
Fogarty
Goodfellow
Greenhaw
Hamilton
Hammer
Harper
Hesser
Holcomb
Holden
Howze
Kardokus
Lance
Lauer
Levergood
McChristian
Massey
Mordy
Morgan
Mountford
Odom
Cleveland
McIntosh
Wagoner
Privett
Reed
Rigsby
Rust
Settles
Shibley
Creek
Shipley
Nowata
Skeith
Smith
Sparks
Stevens
Strickland
Sullivan
Tabor
Taliaferro
Thomas
Atoka
Tinker
Tucker
Watkins
Welch
Williams
Willis
McCue
McCune
Metcalf
Mead
Musgrave
Nichols
Northcutt
Patterson
Priebe
Rhoades
Robertson
Ruby
Skaggs
Sparkman
Spear
Taggart
Tate
Taylor
Comanche
Thornhill
Traw
Tuxhorn
Vandiver
Love
Wixson
Total
Murrow
Page
Allen
Baldwin
Belvin
Berrong
Beecher
Bohannon
Breeden
Colston
Cowden
Dacus
Field
Garrison
Garvin
Grantham
Graves
Ham
Harris
Haworth
Kerr
Lollar
McColgin
McComas
McSpadden
Muldrow
Murphy
Payne
Pazoureck
Ritzhaupt
Romany
Stipe
Tipps
Wilkerson
Wilson
Bartlett
Cobb
Rogers
Stevenson
Trent
Schoeb
Zale
Dominion
Ezale
Jew Elle
Cache Road
United Press International
Opal
Virginia Blake
Eater Inn
Zales
Quality Optical Service
Rugeddly Handsome
Baroness
Mrs
Della
Minnie Bentley
Doan
Eeah
Cache Road Square
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!